University of Findlay

While serving as the director of the athletic training program at Findlay from 1990-2001, Vi LeClair provided the program with its initial boost toward the prominence that it currently enjoys. LeClair advised athletic training majors, taught athletic training courses and supervised students in practice. She also maintained a wonderful rapport with athletes and coaches at UF, and personally provided athletic training coverage for football, men’s basketball, and women’s tennis.

LeClair earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees at Lake Erie College, and did additional graduate work at Michigan State University, Bridgeport State College and Marietta College. She has served in various capacities at Heidelberg College, Western Reserve Academy, Marietta College, and The United States Sports Academy. After leaving Findlay, LeClair was an instructor at Lenoir-Rhyne College in the School of Health Science, Athletic Training Division. LeClair has been inducted into the Ohio Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame and the Marietta College Athletic Hall of Fame. An American Red Cross volunteer for 25 years, LeClair served as an assistant athletic trainer for the NCAA III Women’s National Swimming and Diving Championships as well as numerous other venues including the United States Olympic Training Center. LeClair certainly fulfilled her philosophy that “sports participation provides opportunities to face physical and mental challenges and their outcomes in the process of knowing who you are.”